cockroach in English dictionary

  • cockroach

    Meanings and definitions of "cockroach"

    • (zoology) A black or brown straight-winged insect of the order Blattodea , with about 3,500 species divided into six families. Only a few of these take up residence with human beings. Among these are Periplaneta americana (American cockroach or palmetto bug); Blattella germanica (German cockroach or Croton bug); and Blattella asahinai (Asian cockroach).
    • Disparaging term for individuals or groups of people regarded as dirty, or who breed like cockroaches.
    • noun
      A black or brown straight-winged insect of the order Blattodea.
    • noun
      (offensive, slang)
      An unhygienic person or a member of a group of people regarded as unhygienic or rapidly procreating.
    • noun
      (offensive, slang, ethnic slur, Rwanda)
      A Tutsi.
    • insect
    • The most primitive of the living winged insects. It is thought they have been unchanged for more than 300 million years, and are among the oldest fossil insects. Cockroaches are usually found in tropical climates, but a few species, out of the total 3.500 known species, have become pests. They are common household pests in many countries, imported by ship and carried home in grocery bags. Cockroaches eat plant and animal products, including food, paper, clothing and soiled hospital waste, fouling everything they touch with their droppings and unpleasant odour, to which many people are allergic. They are a major health hazard and carry harmful bacteria, protozoan parasites and faunal pathogens, including those that cause typhoid, leprosy and salmonella. Conventional insecticides make little or no impact on the cockroaches population. (Source: WRIGHT / WPR)
    • The most primitive of the living winged insects.
    • noun
      any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests

    Synonyms of "cockroach" in English dictionary

    dictyopterous insect, roach, roach are the top synonyms of "cockroach" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of cockroach

    • cockroach ( plural  cockroaches)
    • lp  liczba pojedyncza cockroach, lm  liczba mnoga cockroaches
    • cockroach (plural cockroaches)
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